Written Answers Friday 24 August 2007

Scottish Executive

Autism

Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to improve service delivery to adults with autism.

Shona Robison: The Scottish Government is working with the national Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Reference Group to develop guidance for commissioners of health and social care services for people with ASD. The guidance will include examples of successful service models for adults with ASD to inform developments across Scotland.

Autism

Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to improve services for people with autism during the transition from childhood to adulthood.

Shona Robison: The Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 requires education authorities to take specific action, where appropriate, to help young people with additional support needs, including autism spectrum disorders (ASD), to make the transition from school to post-school life successfully.

  The need for appropriate services for young people during the transition to adulthood will be further addressed in the guidance for commissioners of services for people with ASD, which the Scottish Government is currently developing.

Culture

John Wilson (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how much public subsidy will be paid to Scottish Opera in the current financial year and how much was paid in the two previous financial years.

Linda Fabiani: A breakdown of public subsidy paid to Scottish Opera in the current financial year and in the two previous financial years is provided in the following table.

  

 
2005-06
£
2006-07
£
2007-08
£


Scottish Executive Funding (including any one off payments)
12,270,942
7,896,293
8,293,700


Other Funding (including local authority funding)
235,747
252,610
253,000


Total
12,506,689
8,148,903
8,546,700

Debt

Hugh O'Donnell (Central Scotland) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with local authorities regarding the need for councils to develop single corporate debt policies that are applied by all council departments when dealing with people in financial difficulties or debt.

Stewart Maxwell: We continue to work with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities to encourage all councils to adopt corporate debt strategies.

Debt

Hugh O'Donnell (Central Scotland) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to ensure wider recognition of the professional role of citizens advice bureaux in the provision of money advice.

Stewart Maxwell: Citizens Advice already has an established reputation for providing independent, trusted and quality advice on a range of topics, including money advice. There is therefore no need for the Scottish government to take steps to ensure wider recognition of its role. We welcome the contribution which Citizens Advice has made to the development and implementation of the Scottish National Standards for Information and advice providers, which cover welfare rights, money and housing advice, for example, by their involvement in piloting.

Debt

Hugh O'Donnell (Central Scotland) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive what obligations are placed on local authorities to ensure that full benefit entitlement checks are done as a matter of routine by money advice staff employed by them when dealing with clients.

Stewart Maxwell: It is for local authorities to determine the most appropriate way of delivering services in their area. This might include referral to other agencies with more specialist knowledge, for example, of welfare rights, rather than providing such a service themselves. Services must be customised and responsive to the needs and wishes of clients, rather than offering standard options.

Enterprise

John Park (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is still using the promotional slogan "Scotland, the Best Small Country in the World"; whether this has been replaced with "Scotland is the Place" and, if so, how much it cost to make this change.

Linda Fabiani: The Scottish Executive is no longer actively using this promotional slogan. Any promotional materials containing the phrase are being replaced over time and as yet, no costs have been incurred other than Scottish Executive staff time. "Scotland is the Place" is the name of a Scottish Executive website ( www.scotlandistheplace.com ) designed to encourage people to live, work, study and do business in Scotland and is not used as a more general promotional slogan.

Gaelic

Patricia Ferguson (Glasgow Maryhill) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it will put in place to increase the number of Gaelic medium teachers.

Linda Fabiani: The Scottish government gave a number of wide-ranging commitments in its manifesto to support the development of Gaelic in Scotland. Gaelic-medium education has a crucial contribution to make to the revitalisation of the Gaelic language and culture and increasing the number of Gaelic medium teachers in schools is a priority for the government.

  A range of measures are now in place to attract Gaelic teachers to the profession. In line with our commitments we will monitor these closely. We will consider the needs of the Gaelic medium sector with officers at Bòrd na Gàidhlig and we will seek to make improvements where required.

Housing

Hugh O'Donnell (Central Scotland) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Cumbernauld Housing Partnership (CHP), Sanctuary Housing and Communities Scotland regarding the proposed merger of CHP and Sanctuary Housing.

Stewart Maxwell: I have asked Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond.

  Her response is as follows:

  Communities Scotland, as housing regulator, and as part of our intervention strategy for Cumbernauld Housing Partnership (CHP), has discussed with CHP its plans for improving its long term performance. CHP’s plan to improve its performance involves a proposed group structure with Sanctuary (Scotland) Housing Association. Communities Scotland has had no discussions to date with Sanctuary (Scotland) about the group structure proposals.

Housing

Hugh O'Donnell (Central Scotland) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive whether properties built or acquired by the new housing association resulting from Cumbernauld Housing Partnership (CHP) becoming part of Sanctuary Housing will be in the ownership of CHP or of Sanctuary Housing.

Stewart Maxwell: I have asked Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond.

  Her response is as follows:

  Cumbernauld Housing Partnership and Sanctuary (Scotland) Housing Association are engaged in discussions about a proposed group structure. Until these discussions are complete it is not possible to comment on likely governance arrangements. However, Communities Scotland’s approval, as regulator, will be required to any changes to the current governance arrangements.

NHS Hospitals

Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to increase service provision at St John’s Hospital in Livingston.

Shona Robison: It is for each health board to plan and deliver services to meet the needs of its resident population.

  St John’s plays a key role along with the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and the Western General in providing safe, efficient and effective hospital services for people living in the Lothians, including Edinburgh. St John’s provide a wide range of services for the people of West Lothian and some regional services for all of Lothian and South East Scotland, for example, treatment for burns and plastic surgery patients.

  I understand from NHS Lothian that core services have been maintained at the hospital and that these have been strengthened through investment to modernise and improve services. In relation to regional services, ear, nose and throat (ENT) work has already transferred to St John’s from Edinburgh. The number of short stay surgical cases being treated at St John’s has increased. Future plans for the hospital include more diagnostic endoscopy capacity and an increase in the number of emergency medical patients using the modern, high-quality service at St John’s.

NHS Hospitals

Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to utilise any spare capacity, including theatres, at St John’s Hospital in Livingston, in order to benefit health care.

Shona Robison: I understand from NHS Lothian that theatre and other capacity at St John’s is being used to treat additional patients in support of achieving and maintaining waiting times standards set by the Scottish Government, including abolishing hidden waiting lists. The board also plans to further develop St John’s capacity to treat short-stay surgical patients and thus further improve access to care and treatment through shorter waiting times.

  I further understand that the board is planning to move some services within St John’s to enable roof and window refurbishment to take place over the next three to five years.

NHS Hospitals

Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to utilise the intensive therapy and high dependency units at St John’s Hospital in Livingston.

Shona Robison: NHS Lothian has critical care capability on all three acute hospital sites – Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital and St John’s - to ensure safe, high-quality care for patients receiving acute care on these sites. I understand from the board that this capability will continue to be required.

NHS Hospitals

Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation took place in relation to the downgrading of services at St John’s Hospital in Livingston.

Shona Robison: Consultation about changes to services at St John’s Hospital last took place in 2004.

  A number of service changes have been made since then. I understand that some of the changes consulted on have not yet been implemented. NHS Lothian have explained that the aim of these changes is to improve the clinical quality of services, reduce waiting times for planned treatment, and ensure equitable access to high technology care.

  NHS Lothian has also made clear that St John’s has a secure future in providing acute service for patients in West Lothian and more widely across the Lothian area.

  Any proposal for major service changes at St John’s Hospital would have to be subject to full consultation with the public and would require ministerial approval.

Pre-School Education

Jeremy Purvis (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to support playgroups.

Adam Ingram: Playgroups have a key role in providing early education and childcare in Scotland. The Scottish Government will be considering how best to support playgroups and the wider voluntary sector as part of the development of the early years and childcare strategy.

  We have already demonstrated our support for the early years sector by increasing the hours and funding for pre-school education.

Roads

Des McNulty (Clydebank and Milngavie) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many days of roadworks have there been on the A82 between the Dumbuck junction and the Erskine Bridge in each of the last three years.

Stewart Stevenson: The number of notified instances of roadworks (including minor inspections, manhole openings, grass cutting, footway works, line markings and major reconstruction work) on the A82 trunk road between Dumbuck Junction and Erskine Bridge in the last three years is as follows:

  2004 - 91 notifications

  2005 - 71 notifications

  2006 - 53 notifications.

  Transport Scotland has operational responsibility for this area and can be contacted for further information in required.

Scottish Executive Publications

Derek Brownlee (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what publications it has issued since 1 June 2006, giving the circulation, cost and title of each publication.

John Swinney: A list of Scottish Executive publications and their costs from 1 June 2006 to 31 May 2007 is given in the following table.

  There is currently no central record held on the circulation of each publication and this could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

  

Title
Cost
Publication Date


Adult Vulnerable Witnesses Booklet
£11,681.37
03/05/2006


PAN 45 Renewable Energy Technologies
£8,186.47
12/05/2006


Students With Dependent Children
£6,131.13
15/05/2006


A Shared Approach to Building Better Scotland
£3,638.38
16/05/2006


Final Code of Practise for the Protection of Young People
£101.58
19/05/2006


Breastfeeding Unit
£7,141.37
22/05/2006


Care Management - Care and Assessment
£10,159.50
23/05/2006


Care Management: Managers’ Guide
£5,439.70
23/05/2006


National Strategy for Management Offenders
£6,098.50
23/05/2006


National Transport Strategy Environment 
£5,003.88
23/05/2006


Care Management - Care and Assessment
£13,447.50
23/05/2006


Aquaculture and Fisheries Bill Consultation
£5,291.75
25/05/2006


Family Matters Living Together
£5,152.00
31/05/2006


Family Matters Marriage and the Law
£6,509.00
31/05/2006


Family Matters Family Law and You
£5,441.00
31/05/2006


Moving Forward Review of NHS Wheelchair ...
£16,759.62
05/06/2006


EU Health Series 2006
£701.13
07/06/2006


Scotland’s National Transport Strategy: A Consultation: Summary Version
£2,595.75
07/06/2006


Transport Scotland 2nd Edition
£1,004.63
12/06/2006


Standing up to Antisocial Behaviour
£1,953.18
12/06/2006


Aquaculture and Fisheries Bill Response
£2,554.38
12/06/2006


Agricultural Facts and Figures 2006
£626.00
13/06/2006


Response to the UK Energy Review 
£109.00
14/06/2006


Scot Awards Quality Planning
£577.00
19/06/2006


Managing Antisocial Behaviour
£633.37
21/06/2006


Care Management Toolkit Partial
£2,542.50
21/06/2006


Free Bus Pass/Applicant Guidance
£20,151.63
21/06/2006


Improving the Quality of Life People
£3,854.50
21/06/2006


Scottish Diabetes Framework Action
£7,638.50
21/06/2006


Royal Highland Show Agricultural
£2,298.13
22/06/2006


High Level Summary Statistics 2006
£12,061.13
22/06/2006


Scottish Awards for Quality in Plan
£2,317.50
23/06/2006


Workforce Plus
£8,588.38
25/06/2006


Greenhouse Gas Life Cycle
£1,356.62
25/06/2006


Planned Care Improvement Programme
£2,278.00
26/06/2006


More Choices, More Chances:
£8,104.00
26/06/2006


Various for CCI
£14,985.25
26/06/2006


A Think Place
£8,215.38
26/06/2006


Children’s Panel Recruitment 
£1,405.86
26/06/2006


Children’s Hearing A Brief Background
£2,496.14
26/06/2006


Children’s Hearing Info for Employer
£1,198.88
26/06/2006


Children’s Hearing Time Off Work
£1,021.13
26/06/2006


Children’s Hearing Panel Member Training
£1,094.13
26/06/2006


Minor Ailments Service Patient
£13,572.37
27/06/2006


Small Research Project Exec Summary
£2,122.88
28/06/2006


Guide to Grants and Services 2006
£2,688.13
29/06/2006


Scotland Rural Development Prog.
£625.50
29/06/2006


21st Century Implementation Plan
£1,716.42
29/06/2006


2005 English Language and Core Skills
£656.50
30/06/2006


Scottish Economic Report SERS 6/06
£7,977.00
30/06/2006


Cross Compliance
£29,685.90
03/07/2006


SPPA Main Scheme Guide
£7,815.37
03/07/2006


Rural Development Strategic Plan
£90.00
03/07/2006


M80
£585.00
04/07/2006


Review of Nursing in the Community
£327.42
05/07/2006


PWS Technical Manual
£20,676.00
06/07/2006


Amendment 1(2) Damages Scotland Act
£165.00
07/07/2006


Pandemic Flu Advice for School Pare
£1,191.38
10/07/2006


Driving In Scotland 
£1,750.00
11/07/2006


Ferry Concession - Western Isles
£1,832.25
12/07/2006


Ferry Concessions Orkney and Shetland
£1,882.00
12/07/2006


Air Discount Scheme Phase 2
£2,121.00
14/07/2006


Notification of Marches and Parades
£4,140.25
17/07/2006


Review of Marches and Parades in Scot
£3,964.50
17/07/2006


National Grid for Learning Summary
£2,885.63
17/07/2006


PAN Community Engagement Response
£782.38
17/07/2006


Class Sizes Working Group Report 
£525.00
19/07/2006


Unscheduled Care Collaborative
£3,208.63
20/07/2006


ETLL Dept. Business Plan
£165.00
20/07/2006


Scottish Executive Response to the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution Report: "Turning the Tide"
£2,894.63
21/07/2006


Kilbrandon Lecture 2005
£1,566.00
21/07/2006


Road Furniture in the Countryside
£4,473.00
21/07/2006


Doing Well People Depression Programme
£13,061.00
21/07/2006


Getting it Right Implementation Plan
£2,816.21
24/07/2006


Avian Influenza Full Reg. Impact
£98.00
24/07/2006


Release of Offenders
£2,848.08
24/07/2006


Student Support Nursing and Midwifery
£6,685.11
24/07/2006


Education Fact Sheet 2006
£1,809.00
25/07/2006


Costs of learning (part-time study)
£6,264.25
25/07/2006


SEERAD - Organic Farming
£888.00
31/07/2006


The Rural Stewardship Scheme
£14,175.00
01/08/2006


PRS ASB (Scotland Act)20
£141.60
01/08/2006


Gourock Dunoon Ferry Service
£200.00
01/08/2006


National Strategy Youthwork
£26,041.35
02/08/2006


HM Inspectorate of Prisons Standard
£2,889.38
02/08/2006


Procurement Support Framework
£1,148.75
02/08/2006


Scotland Household Results from 2005
£2,243.02
03/08/2006


Scot Household Methodology 2005
£676.89
03/08/2006


Scot Household Fieldwork Outcomes05
£808.83
03/08/2006


Scot Household Questionnaire 2006
£910.75
03/08/2006


Hepatitis C Proposed Action Plan
£2,967.00
04/08/2006


Housing Act Circular to Local Authorities
£141.60
04/08/2006


Urban Rural Classification
£1,285.90
07/08/2006


Funding for Disabled Students 
£342.00
07/08/2006


Drinking Water Quality Regulator
£11,582.75
09/08/2006


National Review of the Early Years
£22,977.88
10/08/2006


Early Years
£111.00
10/08/2006


Review of Modern Apprenticeship
£138.00
15/08/2006


Speed Limits
£229.00
15/08/2006


Students With Dependent Children
£6,038.50
16/08/2006


Registration Independent Schools
£1,335.25
16/08/2006


First Minister Lecture 2025
£7,274.12
16/08/2006


Key Scottish Environmental Stats
£10,862.25
16/08/2006


IRU - Review of the Year 2005/06
£1,756.63
16/08/2006


New Mental Health Act Intro Mental Health Tribunal
£5,790.75
16/08/2006


2005 Scottish Survey of Achievement
£3,885.12
17/08/2006


SPPA Guide Scheme Practice Staff
£3,572.88
17/08/2006


SPPA Guide Scheme Medical, Dental etc
£2,687.00
17/08/2006


SPPA Guide Buying Additional Service
£3,268.38
17/08/2006


SPPA Guide to Injury Benefits
£1,992.38
17/08/2006


SPPA Guide Purchase Past Added Year
£2,915.25
17/08/2006


SPPA Guide Internal Dispute Proceedings
£3,000.63
17/08/2006


Encouraging and Supp Integration - 3
£1,079.50
17/08/2006


UN Decade Action Plan
£5,478.38
21/08/2006


Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Migrant
£1,351.00
21/08/2006


Care Management: Practitioners’ Guide
£7,260.75
24/08/2006


HMic Case Study A Thematic Inspection
£7,363.75
24/08/2006


2006 Fire Guidance
£95,260.25
25/08/2006


OSIAF Booklet (Info Age Framework)
£4,783.13
25/08/2006


Anti-Sectarianism Competition
£1,716.00
25/08/2006


The China Plan
£5,786.38
28/08/2006


Race Equality Impact Assessment
£71.00
28/08/2006


Emergency Care Summary 
£104,655.50
29/08/2006


Adult Vulnerable Witnesses 
£1,109.63
29/08/2006


Emergency Care Framework
£8,561.12
29/08/2006


PIAG Sub Group 
£278.00
31/08/2006


Review of Genetic Services in Scotland
£1,831.73
01/09/2006


Modernising Nursing Careers
£4,577.00
04/09/2006


Hydrogen Energy Group Report
£4,590.38
08/09/2006


Draft Budget 2007-08
£5,944.25
08/09/2006


Race Equality Impact
£55.00
08/09/2006


Draft Budget 2007-08 Report SR02
£2,925.63
08/09/2006


Health Promotion and Nutrition Web
£245.00
11/09/2006


AHP Workload Measurement/Management
£7,064.75
11/09/2006


SMR x 2 Summaries
£361.00
11/09/2006


Making a difference 12 
£5,822.37
12/09/2006


Protecting Children and Young People
£342.00
12/09/2006


Parents as Partners - Toolkit
£53,120.50
12/09/2006


National Plan Framework Monitoring
£17,371.75
13/09/2006


AWI Guide to Guardianship Lay People
£7,264.00
14/09/2006


Parental Involvement (guidance)
£18,327.50
14/09/2006


Fire Safety 
£167.00
19/09/2006


New Roads and Street Works
£545.00
19/09/2006


FCSD Business Plan
£154.00
20/09/2006


Avian Influenza Contingency Plan
£392.16
20/09/2006


OSCR Scottish Charity Accounts
£4,586.00
21/09/2006


Scotland’s Soil Source
£968.84
25/09/2006


Meeting Multiple and Complex Needs
£603.00
26/09/2006


Pilot Study into Unsuitable Accommodation.
£92.00
26/09/2006


Sea Fisheries Action Plan 
£6,037.00
26/09/2006


Hep C Proposed Action Plan in Scotland
£4,526.31
26/09/2006


Strategic Environmental Assessment Toolkit
£5,599.38
26/09/2006


Multi Occupancy Recycling Feasibility
£561.00
27/09/2006


Homelessness Consultation
£127.00
27/09/2006


NQS for Substance Misuse Services
£7,568.88
27/09/2006


Direct Payments
£473.00
27/09/2006


Hungry for Success Classroom
£1,128.88
28/09/2006


STAG
£1,486.00
28/09/2006


Assessment is for Learning Programme
£1,327.38
28/09/2006


EU Music Booklet 2006-07
£1,703.25
29/09/2006


Adult Learners in Scotland
£1,068.38
29/09/2006


AWI DVD Cover Booklet and Label 
£4,183.00
01/10/2006


Science and Innovation Strategy Consultation
£1,869.50
02/10/2006


NMHA Role Mental Health Officer 
£3,416.87
02/10/2006


NMHA Role Mental Health Officer 
£3,155.00
02/10/2006


CSO Annual Report
£11,612.97
03/10/2006


Scot Colleges Unlocking Opportunity
£10,529.00
03/10/2006


Summary of Unlocking Opportunities
£1,814.38
03/10/2006


One Year Job Guarantee Nurses 06/07 
£504.00
05/10/2006


Neighbour Noise Between Flats
£1,391.63
06/10/2006


A Shared Approach to Building a Better Scotland
£79.92
09/10/2006


Employing Support Workers in Higher
£3,734.50
09/10/2006


Report of the Youth Justice Im x 2
£5,000.98
09/10/2006


Rights of Audience Consultation
£117.00
11/10/2006


Coastal and Marine National Park Cons 
£31,638.26
11/10/2006


Management Training Scheme 
£620.38
12/10/2006


Young People Consultation Feedback
£393.00
13/10/2006


Scottish Index Multi Deprivation 
£807.00
17/10/2006


Scottish Index Multi Deprivation Report
£3,864.50
17/10/2006


Coastal and Marine National Park Info Pack
£12,383.69
18/10/2006


Planned Care Improvement Programme
£4,140.10
18/10/2006


Grampian Police Primary Inspection
£3,992.63
18/10/2006


NHS Pension Scheme Review 
£14,327.88
18/10/2006


CHR Guidance 
£129.00
19/10/2006


Scot Trunk Road and Motorway Signs
£3,685.50
20/10/2006


SPPA Scheme for NHS Employees (ii)
£2,982.75
20/10/2006


New Mental Health Act Appeals Process 
£3,065.63
20/10/2006


Report of the Disability Working Group
£6,279.38
23/10/2006


ESD Final Report 2005
£283.00
23/10/2006


Vulnerable Witness Information Book x 3 
£11,490.75
23/10/2006


Future European Structural Funds Programmes in Highlands and Islands 2007-2013 
£5,133.87
24/10/2006


Animal Health and Welfare Act 
£9,368.00
24/10/2006


Scottish Rural Development Programme
£688.39
24/10/2006


Choosing A School Booklet Update 06
£14,117.25
25/10/2006


Proposed Legislation R.O.F
£109.00
25/10/2006


Update Public Health Leg: Consult. 
£8,342.38
26/10/2006


Draft Gambling Act 
£143.58
27/10/2006


Delivering for Mental Health 
£9,395.01
28/10/2006


Workforce Planning for Specialist
£3,929.50
30/10/2006


Making the Diff - Info for Parents
£726.63
30/10/2006


Int Opportunities for Scottish Schools
£1,046.50
30/10/2006


Well? Magazine - Issue 9
£46,572.96
31/10/2006


HM chief Inspector Prison A/R2005-6
£5,161.99
01/11/2006


Resolving Disputes without Court 
£1,496.63
01/11/2006


Melbourne Leaflet 
£1,418.25
01/11/2006


Rural Scotland: Key Facts 2006
£4,203.38
02/11/2006


Street Sense Level C Booklet 
£3,503.35
02/11/2006


Health in Scotland CMO Annual Report 
£9,710.35
06/11/2006


Family Health Nurse Report 
£4,460.13
06/11/2006


Good Practice Guide for Hospital Transp 
£5,428.63
06/11/2006


End Research Report 
£491.95
07/11/2006


Local Gov Finance Review Committee 
£15,153.50
09/11/2006


H4S Training Manual Update 
£4,004.50
13/11/2006


Education Appeal Consultation and Summary 
£4,924.50
13/11/2006


Delivering for Health: One Year On 
£2,014.88
13/11/2006


Review of Nursing in the Community 
£9,800.88
14/11/2006


Retail Development Survey 2003 
£3,002.48
15/11/2006


Retail Development Survey 2004 
£3,110.00
15/11/2006


SSSC - Residential Child Care Pack 
£8,445.88
15/11/2006


Delivering Care Delivering Health 
£21,985.37
17/11/2006


The Right-To-Buy and Communities 
£9,806.03
17/11/2006


Engaging Children and Young People 
£4,510.13
22/11/2006


SCQF Employers Leaflet 
£5,432.70
22/11/2006


Strategy for Strong Engagement with US 
£5,272.25
22/11/2006


Transport (Scotland) Act 
£510.30
22/11/2006


Sexual Health Strategy Annual Report 
£3,297.38
22/11/2006


Achieve Standard for Headship-pilot 
£710.13
22/11/2006


SSSC - Annual Report 2006 
£9,761.63
24/11/2006


Commencement of Act 
£32.00
27/11/2006


Road Accidents Scotland 2005 
£3,732.00
27/11/2006


NHSScotland MTS Assessors Training 
£484.00
28/11/2006


Better Buying Toolkit 
£334.00
28/11/2006


Transport and Health 
£9,228.43
29/11/2006


High Level Summary Equality Stat 06 
£15,915.75
29/11/2006


National Theatres Project Report 
£4,517.75
29/11/2006


Supplier’s Charter Leaflet 
£1,512.50
29/11/2006


Road Safety Education Strategy 
£6,625.50
30/11/2006


Stop Bullying Got the Idea?
£5,023.75
30/11/2006


Stroke Research Public Sym. Booklet 
£1,211.12
30/11/2006


Lifelong Learning 
£201.00
30/11/2006


West Edinburgh Planning Framework 
£7,050.17
30/11/2006


Section 306 
£3,427.50
30/11/2006


Small Research Project Inserts Ph2 
£1,245.38
01/12/2006


Information for Bereaved Families
£10,847.50
01/12/2006


Scottish Economic Statistics 2006 
£20,155.25
04/12/2006


Scotland 2nd Year Report 
£5,480.88
04/12/2006


Scotland’s Railways 
£5,206.09
05/12/2006


Bus Action Plan 
£5,635.25
05/12/2006


Freight Action Plan 
£5,350.92
06/12/2006


Health Improvement in Scotland Annual 
£10,365.07
06/12/2006


Plan Care Improvement - Day Surgery 
£4,009.13
07/12/2006


Scottish Appeals Panel Appellants 
£1,380.38
07/12/2006


Scotland Report to in Progress with Public Sector ICT Initiatives
£309.00
07/12/2006


Teacher Induction Scheme 2007-08 
£1,237.75
08/12/2006


CIR Consultation
£104.00
12/12/2006


School Twinning - Teachers Resource 
£7,695.88
12/12/2006


National Transport Strategy Summary 
£1,357.50
13/12/2006


National Fostering Strategy 
£7,435.25
13/12/2006


Engaged and Involved Consultation 
£4,215.75
13/12/2006


RARAI Paediatric Project 
£4,440.63
14/12/2006


Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland: Annual Report 2005-06 
£1,993.13
14/12/2006


Review of Marches and Parades Local Authorities
£9,676.50
14/12/2006


International Summer School Leadership 
£831.63
14/12/2006


Demerger of Careers Scotland from Scottish Enterprise: Consultation Analysis Report 
£168.78
14/12/2006


SAAS 2005 
£108.00
14/12/2006


Scotland’s Nat Transport Strategy 
£28,365.40
14/12/2006


Review of Eyecare Service Final Report 
£3,642.25
14/12/2006


Taking Stock
£791.00
14/12/2006


Cultural Consultation and Draft Bill 
£6,090.00
14/12/2006


Strategy - Update Document 2006 
£11,551.75
15/12/2006


Cultural Bill Guidance Document 
£2,133.00
15/12/2006


SE Action Women and Work 
£194.00
18/12/2006


Healthcare Publication 
£1,897.00
18/12/2006


Social Work A 21st Century Profession 
£6,912.38
18/12/2006


Web Only - SSA 2005 
£2,003.00
18/12/2006


Environmental Annual Report 06 
£2,739.50
18/12/2006


Key Transport Statistics 
£1,041.13
18/12/2006


Scottish Transport Statistics No25 
£5,793.56
20/12/2006


Drug Death Progress Report
£205.00
20/12/2006


App Concessionary Travel for Young 
£11,604.88
21/12/2006


National Workforce Plan 2006 
£12,913.00
21/12/2006


Responsibility and Cost Sharing for Animal Health
£104.00
22/12/2006


Scot Economic Report (SERs) Dec 06 
£7,317.38
22/12/2006


Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland
£4,632.00
29/12/2006


Smart Successful Scotland Report 
£3,525.00
29/12/2006


National Standards for Dental Services 
£4,558.38
29/12/2006


PAN on Flyposting - PAN 80 
£7,796.25
29/12/2006


Calling Full Time on Sectarianism 
£4,740.72
29/12/2006


Self-Help Primary Care and Com Service 
£1,753.36
29/12/2006


Get It Right - Services Bill Consul 
£10,494.50
08/01/2007


YP Concession Travel Scheme Ferry 
£1,433.63
15/01/2007


SAS
£359.00
15/01/2007


Homelessness etc (Scotland) Act 2003 
£173.00
15/01/2007


A Study into Broadband Reach in Scotland
£404.00
15/01/2007


Towards a Future Without Tobacco 
£5,419.64
17/01/2007


Education Outcomes
£6,112.00
18/01/2007


Pesticides Code of Practice 
£59,810.59
19/01/2007


HCS1 Entitled Help Health Costs 
£786.07
19/01/2007


Wheelchair Response 
£151.00
19/01/2007


Gambling Act 2005 
£391.00
22/01/2007


SCRO Primary Inspection 
£171.00
22/01/2007


Scottish UNCRC Report
£950.00
22/01/2007


Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Service 
£653.00
22/01/2007


Childline Report
£327.00
23/01/2007


Growing up in Scotland
£13,589.63
25/01/2007


Strategy for the Future of Community 
£9,868.13
26/01/2007


Guidance on the Young Persons Plan 
£4,912.38
29/01/2007


Scot Fire and Rescue Learning and Development 
£4,289.75
30/01/2007


LFA Beef Final Report
£245.00
30/01/2007


A Strategy For Scotland’s Lang
£246.00
30/01/2007


Safer Scotland Youth Division Activities 
£2,473.75
31/01/2007


National Theatres Project Technical Appendix 
£5,838.63
31/01/2007


Draft SPP6:Renewable Energy 
£867.96
05/02/2007


SEERAD Next Steps Consultation 
£8,464.63
05/02/2007


Report on Salaried Dental Services 
£5,308.25
05/02/2007


Single CMO
£132.00
06/02/2007


Severance Payment
£279.00
08/02/2007


Science Graduate in Scotland Review 
£2,402.13
09/02/2007


ERAD Abstract Agricultural Stats 06 
£2,646.75
14/02/2007


Tackling Sectarianism Scotland Update 
£3,480.23
15/02/2007


Justice Dept Legislative Proposals 
£1,474.61
15/02/2007


Improvement and Support Team 
£1,872.38
21/02/2007


Plan for Action on Alcohol Problems 
£12,444.75
22/02/2007


Getting it Right Information Pack 
£1,310.63
23/02/2007


Sentencing Information for Scotland 
£846.87
23/02/2007


Scottish Civil Justice Plan 
£6,900.00
23/02/2007


Police College Primary Insp. Report 
£3,620.63
23/02/2007


National Planning Framework Awareness 
£10,040.37
26/02/2007


Delivering a Healthy Future 
£15,533.38
26/02/2007


Interim Evaluation Report on Alcohol 
£359.00
27/02/2007


The Framework for Rehabilitation 
£8,843.00
28/02/2007


Digital Inclusion - In Partnership 
£5,175.37
28/02/2007


Planning Bulletin - Issue 25 
£5,660.00
28/02/2007


Third Organic Annual Report 
£2,366.50
28/02/2007


EU Art Booklet 
£1,037.50
01/03/2007


SNS Guide Booklet Update 
£3,375.00
01/03/2007


Efficiency Technical Notes 2007 
£1,215.86
05/03/2007


Education (ASL)(Scotland) 2004 
£172.00
05/03/2007


DTS Three Years On 
£6,682.00
07/03/2007


Environmental Design Guidance for Schools 
£10,969.50
08/03/2007


Sport 21 Review 
£14,595.75
09/03/2007


The Next Steps Progress Report 
£703.25
09/03/2007


Scotland’s Climate Change Programme 
£253.38
09/03/2007


Implementing Getting it Right 
£2,789.13
13/03/2007


PAN Community Engagement and Summary
£10,004.38
16/03/2007


School Transport Leaflet and Report 
£1,505.46
16/03/2007


Youth Work Strategy 
£15,074.50
16/03/2007


Youth Work Consultation Main Report 
£11,378.50
16/03/2007


Youth Work Youth Person Report 
£4,918.63
16/03/2007


Pandemic Flu 
£510.00
16/03/2007


Sex Discrimination
£135.00
19/03/2007


HMIC - Common Knowledge 
£7,029.88
20/03/2007


Design Snapshot Planning 
£8,120.63
20/03/2007


SAQP Judges Report 2006 
£1,807.38
20/03/2007


Consultation on Inquiries Rules 
£1,132.26
20/03/2007


Lifelong Learning 
£199.00
20/03/2007


Building A Bridge - European Commission 
£3,712.00
21/03/2007


NHS Minor Ailment Service 
£46,023.00
22/03/2007


Working for Families Phase 1/04-06 
£2,033.50
22/03/2007


Consultation on Levy Boa 
£283.20
22/03/2007


Less Favoured Areas Support Scheme 
£1,010.00
22/03/2007


Guide to Scottish Planning Act Sheet 
£874.50
23/03/2007


ERAD Agricultural Census Summary 06 
£3,008.00
26/03/2007


Guide to Safer Horse Riding on Road 
£6,912.63
26/03/2007


Dumfries and Galloway Inspection 
£5,530.75
26/03/2007


Access to Birth Records
£464.00
26/03/2007


Policy Architecture/Building Legacy 
£17,336.63
27/03/2007


Safe Winter Driving 
£1,305.25
27/03/2007


Safer Recruit through Better Recruit 
£5,113.13
27/03/2007


Patient Pathway Management 
£2,519.25
27/03/2007


H4 Consultation 
£196.00
27/03/2007


Diagnostics Collaborative Programme
£12,488.00
28/03/2007


Your Guide to Funding (overview) 07 
£61,911.75
28/03/2007


Vote Scotland
£27,305.00
28/03/2007


One Stop/Co-location 
£1,310.50
28/03/2007


Light Pollution and Energy Consumption 
£4,898.62
29/03/2007


Unlocking Planning’s Potential 
£8,471.62
29/03/2007


OFT Report 
£137.00
29/03/2007


Disability Equality Scheme 2006 
£13,380.50
30/03/2007


German Strategy 
£4,013.63
30/03/2007


Public Service Reform
£2,208.42
30/03/2007


SEA Environmental Report 
£893.00
30/03/2007


Central Energy/Loan Action 
£535.26
30/03/2007


The Framework for Rehabilitation 
£3,340.00
30/03/2007


Condition Rating Guidance Schools 
£4,997.75
02/04/2007


Strategy Financial Services Annual Report 
£3,420.25
02/04/2007


Analysis of a Shared Approach to Building a Better Scotland 
£200.00
02/04/2007


Prison Visiting Committee Review 
£6,050.13
04/04/2007


Right of Succession (RoS) 
£2,190.50
04/04/2007


Plagiocephaly
£9,556.91
04/04/2007


Historical Review Scot Slave Trade 
£14,629.00
12/04/2007


National Benchmarking Project 
£2,129.63
12/04/2007


AWI Guardianship and Intervention 
£9,028.25
12/04/2007


Scotland for Emergencies Summary 
£1,973.63
12/04/2007


Annual Rural Report 2005 
£19,600.92
17/04/2007


Independent School Census 
£167.69
17/04/2007


Ageing Population Strategy/Analytical 
£16,680.75
19/04/2007


Ageing Population Strategy/Main Report 
£19,273.43
19/04/2007


Ageing Population Strategy Summary 
£7,870.37
19/04/2007


Smart Scotland Programme 
£7,471.25
25/04/2007


Children’s Hearing: A Brief Background
£880.25
27/04/2007


Ecosse Report + Executive Summary 
£1,888.77
30/04/2007


SPPA Teachers Superannuation Scheme 
£4,129.75
30/04/2007


The Blue Badge Scheme update 
£918.25
30/04/2007


SPPA Guide to Scheme NHS Employees 
£2,598.00
30/04/2007


SSSW CMDS
£179.00
01/05/2007


Reduce the risk of COT DEATH 
£8,184.07
01/05/2007


Support Nursing/Midwifery Students 
£4,593.00
01/05/2007


Infant Feeding 
£314.00
02/05/2007


Follow Up Transforming Public Place 
£3,470.63
02/05/2007


FLaT Report Summary 
£1,377.88
10/05/2007


FLaT Summary - Gaelic Project 
£1,326.63
10/05/2007


Exemption Review Final Report 
£5,847.50
11/05/2007


SPPA Guide Buying Additional Service 
£282.00
14/05/2007


Road Safety Scotland Annual Report 
£5,654.75
15/05/2007


Road Safety Annual Report Summary 
£3,327.38
15/05/2007


Deaths in Scotland 
£313.00
17/05/2007


Significant Incident Review Guide 
£435.79
18/05/2007


HCS1 Revised 
£638.82
18/05/2007


The Blue Badge Scheme Booklet 
£7,020.25
23/05/2007


Blue Green Algae in Inland Waters 
£3,245.51
23/05/2007


Total
£2,389,549.64

Sexual Offences

Margaret Curran (Glasgow Baillieston) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will continue funding rape crisis centres at their existing level and whether this will be maintained within the forthcoming spending review.

Stewart Maxwell: All rape crisis centres in Scotland have funding until March 2008. All centres funded under the Rape Crisis Specific Fund were required to consider the issue of on-going funding in their applications, in the event that central funding was not continued after March 2008.

  Until the current Spending Review is complete the Scottish government will not be in a position to make any announcements about funding, including the possible extension of the Rape Crisis Specific Fund. However, we will make a decision about the future of the fund as soon as possible after the Spending Review outcomes are known to avoid any unnecessary adverse impact on centres.

Sexual Offences

Margaret Curran (Glasgow Baillieston) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will fund the national helpline for victims of rape and sexual violence and whether this will be given priority in the forthcoming spending review.

Stewart Maxwell: In January 2007, £305,555 was awarded to Rape Crisis Scotland to cover the start-up costs and first year revenue costs for a National free phone rape crisis helpline. Any additional offer of funding after March 2008 will be subject to satisfactory evaluation of the initial period of the helpline’s operation and the outcomes of the next spending review.

  Until the current Spending Review is complete the Scottish Government will not be in a position to make any announcements about funding, including the possible extension of the National Rape Crisis Helpline. However, we will make a decision about the future of the Helpline as soon as possible after the Spending Review outcomes are known.

Smoking

Jamie Hepburn (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many tobacco-related deaths there have been in each year since 1970.

Shona Robison: Because of definitional difficulties, no routine figures are prepared on smoking-related deaths. However, research studies have estimated that each year more than 13,000 people in Scotland die from smoking related diseases, including lung cancer, coronary heart disease and stroke.

  The Atlas of Tobacco Smoking in Scotland was published in July 2007 and drawn to the attention of all MSPs. It presents smoking prevalence estimates for NHS boards, councils, community health partnerships (CHPs) and Scottish parliamentary constituencies, and also for intermediate zones and postcode sectors. It also includes estimates of smoking-attributable deaths for individual NHS boards and CHPs. The full report can be viewed at: www.scotpho.org.uk/tobaccoatlas.

  This study was based on methodology developed for the report Mortality from smoking in developed countries 1950-2002, which was published in June 2006 and included a section on Scotland.

  http://www.ctsu.ox.ac.uk/~tobacco/.

  http://www.ctsu.ox.ac.uk/~tobacco/scot.pdf.

  Previous studies have examined deaths from conditions associated with exposure to tobacco smoke, but definitions and methodologies vary. Please see the ASH Scotland website for information about these estimates http://www.ashscotland.org.uk/ash/3549.html.

  Studies have also estimated the number of deaths from passive smoking. For example, please see the following link for details of the estimates produced by one such study:

  http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/448.aspx.

Correction

The reply to question S3W-1184 which was originally answered on 2 July 2007, has been corrected: see page 713 or http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/pqa/wa-07/wa0823.htm.